Casting Problems

 Who to cast

      In this blog post I will be referring to the production schedule I posted in my previous post. I must also preface this blog post by saying I have receive permission to use the names of all people mentioned.

(message between Ale and I)

(message between Santiago and I)

(message between Fabiana and I)

    I've been thinking a lot about who to cast in my film opening. I would love to be in my own video, as I have a history of partaking in theatre and drama, however acting and directing a video complicates the recording process. So instead I went through my contacts, looking through the friends I do theatre with because I know their acting is reliable. I settling on my good friend Fabiana, also known as Fabi, who has acted in several musicals with me as well as professional productions. I texted Fabi a week prior explaining what this project would be about and asked if she was interested in acting in my production, and she said she would be happy to help. I have known Fabi for several years now and know her acting style, as well as her versatility in character types. I have seen her play both serious and comedic rolls very successfully. For this reason, I decided I want her to play my lead character, Kai. I can trust her to put emotion into the scene when needed, and I know she will put her all into whatever roll she is given. 

    Now for my other character. This is has been a decision that has been bothering me for quite some time now. This character goes by the name of Melody (all character details are in character analysis charts). The only part of the film where this character appears, will be "flashback" scenes. We see this character solely from the perspective of the Kai in memories, which is why I intend for Melody to have a very angelic feel to her. Melody was everything to Kai, and this is shown by all the moments in Kai's memories. I want Melody to have the "Disney dead mom" feel, where you see this radiant character who is just portrayed as kind and glowing. The kind of character with shots that make the audience feel like you personally knew them, despite having no idea who they are yet. That's why I planned on having Ale as Melody, because I knew Ale fit the role aesthetically.